Improvement in apparatus for boiling sugar-cane



J'. BROMLE Y.

APPARATUS FOR BOILINGSUGAR-CANE.

No. 192,4:83r A Patented June 26,1877.

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W H ATTORNEY N. PETERSv PHOTO-LITHDGRAPHER WASHINGTON. D. C.

WlTNESSES JOHN BROMLEY, OF MACON, ASSIGNOR OF A PART OF HIS RIGHT TOSARAH ELLEN SMITH AND JESSE MOSELY ELLIS, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN APPARATUS FOR BOILING SUGAR-CANE.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 192,48 3, dated J une26, 1877; application filed December 14, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN BROMLEY, of Macon, in the countyof Bibb, and inthe State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Apparatus for Boiling Sugar-(Jane; and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a combined boiler and still for boiling the juice of sugarcane,beets, maple, watermelon-juice, and other suitable substances intosirup, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in whichFigure l is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalvertical section of the same.

A represents a tank or boiler, of any suitable dimensions, made oftwo-inch oak plank, strongly put together with bolts or otherwise.

B is the cover, made of copper, and hinged to one side of the tank orboiler.

Within the boiler, at a suitable height above the bottom thereof, is aheater, 0, opening at one end of the boiler, and provided with the doorF. From the inner end of the heater 0 extends the flue-pipe I) throughthe opposite end of the boiler to the smoke-stack E.

In the center of the cover B is an opening, with projecting collar forthe attachment of a cap, G, to attach a Worm in stilling.

The cover B is thrown back when skimming, and the cap G is taken offaltogether when not desired to still, and the sirup boiler is stillcomplete.

The heater and flue-pipe are both inside of the boiler, and hence a verygreat saving of fuel is effected.

This apparatus is applicable for boiling the juice of sugar-cane,sorghum, beets, the sap or juice of the maple and watermelons, and anyother purpose that it can be used for.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the wooden case A, provided with door F, heater 0,and flue D, and hinged cover B, provided with the removable cap G andpipe, all constructed substantially as and for the purposes herein setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this7th day of December, 1876.

JOHN BROMLEY.

Witnesses: ALEcK BLocK, J MONROE OGDEN.

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